Tyre Safety Month 2026: How to Check Your Tyres
October is Tyre Safety Month. Here’s TyreSafe’s simple ACT check for air pressure, condition and tread, and how to book a free tyre health check at Lindleys.
Tyre Cut, Cracking or Perishing: MOT Advisories Explained
Sidewall wording decoded: perishing advisories, cuts that reach the cords, and the bulge that means stop now.
Brake Pads Wearing Thin: What This MOT Advisory Means
Brake pads wearing thin: what the advisory means in millimetres, the signs pads are finished, and why leaving it doubles the bill.
Track Rod End Dust Cover: MOT Advisory and Fail Explained
The steering ball joint dust cover wording decoded: why a rubber boot fails cars, and why the repair always ends with wheel alignment.
Registration Plate Lamp Inoperative: MOT Fault Explained
The forgotten bulb above your number plate: when a dead plate lamp is Minor, when it’s a fail, and why the housing is the real culprit.
Engine MIL Inoperative or Indicates a Malfunction: MOT Fail
The check engine light has failed MOTs since 2018. What the MIL rule says, the usual causes, and why clearing codes doesn’t work.
Windscreen Damaged: Chip and Crack MOT Rules Explained
The windscreen chip and crack rules explained: Zone A, the 10mm and 40mm limits, and when damage fails the test.
Wiper Does Not Clear the Windscreen Effectively: MOT Fail
The MOT wiper failure explained: what the tester checks, why blades age in a year, and the thirty-second pre-test check.
Is a Rear Fog Light an MOT Failure?
Rear fog light out equals MOT fail, and wired-in front fogs count too. The fog lamp rules, causes and fixes explained.
Stop Lamp Inoperative: Why a Brake Light Fails the MOT
Stop lamp inoperative: why brake lights fail the MOT outright, what kills them, and how to catch it before the tester does.